Hillend
Hillend is a hamlet in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Hillend is situated nearby to the hamlet Cotton of Lownie, as well as near Muir of Lownie.Places of Interest
Highlights include Restenneth Priory and Meffan Institute.
Restenneth Priory
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Restenneth Priory was a monastic house of Augustinian canons founded by Jedburgh Abbey, with the patronage of King Malcolm IV of Scotland, in 1153. Although there is little literary evidence, archaeological evidence strongly indicates that there was a monastery at Restenneth from very early times. Restenneth Priory is situated 2 miles north of Hillend.
Meffan Institute
Museum
Photo: Ewen Rennie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Meffan Institute is a museum and art gallery in Forfar, Angus. Opened in 1898, it houses a variety of exhibits of local interest in Angus, including a collection of Pictish stones, particularly the Dunnichen Stone and the Kirriemuir Sculptured Stones as well as Roman and Medieval artefacts found in the local area. Meffan Institute is situated 2½ miles northwest of Hillend.
Loch Fithie
Lake
Loch Fithie is a small, lowland freshwater loch lying approximately 2 miles east of Forfar, Scotland. It is approximately 800 m in length. Loch Fithie is situated 1½ miles north of Hillend.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kingsmuir and Dunnichen.
Kingsmuir
Village
Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kingsmuir is a small village in Angus, Scotland, one mile south-east of Forfar on the B9128 Carnoustie to Forfar road.
Dunnichen
Village
Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunnichen is a small village in Angus, Scotland, situated between Letham and Forfar. It is close to Dunnichen Hill, at which the Battle of Dun Nechtain is popularly believed to have been fought.
Craichie
Village
Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Craichie is a hamlet in the parish of Dunnichen, Angus, Scotland. Craichie is three miles south-east of Forfar and two miles south-west of Letham, at a junction on the B9128 Carnoustie to Forfar road.
Hillend
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Hillend of Lownie”
- Category: locality
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.6272° or 56° 37′ 38″ northLongitude
-2.83585° or 2° 50′ 9″ westElevation
404 feet (123 metres)Open location code
9C8VJ5G7+VMOpenStreetMap ID
node 3524599659OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13273739
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